Just one of these a day can kill you

This especially applies to soda! I can’t tell you the number of people that
have said to me, “I only drink one soda a
day. That can’t be so bad!”

Well, here’s what you need to know about soda and you can
decide if just one a day is OK.

The more obvious
issues

Drinking soda is associated with Type 2 diabetes and obesity.

You can thank the high fructose corn syrup in soda for
that. Plus the HFCS is made from GMO
corn to boot, so you’re also a guinea pig taking in lots of Franken-corn.

In addition, high blood glucose and excess weight is the
perfect calling card for heart or kidney disease to come knocking at your door.

Now, the HFCS in soda isn’t the only concern here--the
phosphoric acid does its share of damage too.

Acid of any kind has a direct effect on the
functioning of your kidneys. It’s their
job to filter acid wastes out of your bloodstream and create urine to excrete
them, and the more you subject your kidneys to the acid barrage of soda, the
more stressed they become.

Plus your body also uses its own alkaline minerals to
neutralize the acid in your bloodstream.

Over time this can lead to mineral deficiency conditions like
osteoporosis, tooth decay, brittle, porous bones that fracture easily and weak
muscles.

Is diet soda any
better?

You may be wondering if diet soda is any better.

For starters, diet soda is just as acidic as regular
soda. So you’re still harming your
kidneys and depleting your body’s minerals with every sip.

Although diet soda doesn’t contain HFCS, it does have
artificial sweeteners which have been linked to a variety of health problems
including:

Plus people who drink diet sodas can be tricked into
thinking they can have more leeway on other
calories they take in because they’re saving calories with diet soda.

This can blow up in your face and lead to overeating and weight
gain.

The not-so-obvious
issues

Here are four other dangers of drinking soda that are
showing up in many research studies:

1- Caramel color = cancer

Most cola manufacturers use “caramel color” to make their
sodas brown.

But two contaminants found in caramel coloring
(2-methylimidazole and 4-methylimidazole) have been shown to cause cancer in
animals.

What’s crazy about this is that the caramel coloring isn’t
even a necessary ingredient that impacts the taste of the soda—it’s for color
only! So the cancer risk is completely
avoidable if the manufacturers cared enough to eliminate it.

And with caramel color, a little WILL hurt.

According to California's Proposition 65 list of chemicals
known to cause cancer, just 16 micrograms per person per day of
4-methylimidazole is enough to pose a cancer threat, and most colas (both diet
and regular), contain 200 micrograms
in just one 20-ounce bottle.

2- Acid = accelerated aging

In addition to the harmful effects of the phosphoric acid in
soda mentioned earlier, you can add dying before your time onto the list.

A study published in a 2010 issue of the FASEB Journal found
that the excessive phosphate levels found in soda caused lab rats to die a full five weeks earlier than the
rats whose diets had more normal phosphate levels.

3- From the can to your water glass

The artificial sweeteners used in diet sodas are treated by
your body as a poison—they can’t be metabolized so they are instead detoxed out
of you.

But it doesn’t stop there.

Because once your “excrement” makes its way to wastewater
treatment plants, they are not equipped to filter out the sweeteners from the
water.

So instead the sweeteners can make their way into our
waterways, and eventually into your tap water!

A recent test of 19 municipal water supplies in the US
revealed the presence of sucralose in every
single one.

4- Do the ‘Dew—you won’t remember a thing

Dentists now have a title for the boatload of cavities they
see in kids who drink a lot of Mountain Dew—they call it “Mountain Dew Mouth.”

Well, there’s “Mountain Dew Brain” too.

An ingredient called brominated vegetable oil, or BVO, added
to prevent the flavoring from separating from the drink, has been known to
cause memory loss and nerve disorders
when consumed in large quantities.

It’s also suspected to build up in your body fat and lead to
behavioral problems, infertility and lesions on your heart muscle too.

Life after soda

If you’re a soda drinker, hopefully you’ve gotten the idea
that you’d be better off drinking dirty motor oil at this point.

Don’t worry--there is life
after soda (in more ways than one!).

Better, healthier alternatives to soda are iced herbal teas,
water with a splash of fresh-squeezed lemon or lime juice and fresh vegetable juices.

If you want to sweeten your iced tea with a non-calorie
sweetener or make a low-cal homemade lemonade using fresh-squeezed lemon juice, try using Stevia. Just look for organic, minimally processed
brands.

Soda recovery

The best way to help your body recover from the health toll
that soda may have already taken on you is to put the restorative power of
nutrition to work for you and help your gut heal.

First—the right foods

When you eat nutritious real foods and encourage sound
digestion, you are helping your body to be properly nourished. This helps keep you feeling satisfied and FAR less likely to snack or overeat.

Your elimination channels will be better able to clear
wastes without the undue strain from excess acid wastes and artificial
sweeteners.

And eating more real foods means avoiding the glucose flood
from refined carbs--which can not only help you drop the pounds but also help reduce
your risk of Type 2 diabetes, heart disease and kidney disease!

If you've been a soda lover for a while, chances are excellent
that all that sugar has caused some major imbalance in your intestinal
flora...to the point where harmful bacteria can outnumber the beneficial
ones.

Not only can this cause gas and bloating, but it can also
weaken your immune system functioning!

Super Shield was formulated for tough jobs like this—it
contains 13 top-notch strains of beneficial bacteria that are eager and ready
to combat harmful bacteria, ease gas and bloating, encourage more regular BMs
and help support your immune system!